Triathlon at the 2011 Pan American Games – Qualification

There will be a quota of 70 athletes (40 men and 30 women). Each NOC is allowed to enter a maximum of 3 men and 3 women. The hosts Mexico is guaranteed 6 spots, either through qualifying or through a guaranteed host nation place. An athlete does not qualify through this system, rather he/she qualifies a spot for their nation, an athlete may not qualify more than 1 quota spot.[1]

Qualification summary

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NOC Men Women Total
  Argentina 3 2 5
  Barbados 1 1
  Bermuda 1 1 2
  Bolivia 1 1
  Brazil 3 3 6
  Canada 2 1 3
  Chile 3 3 6
  Colombia 2 2 4
  Costa Rica 2 1 3
  Cuba 2 1 3
  Ecuador 2 2 4
  El Salvador 1 1
  Guatemala 2 1 3
  Mexico 3 3 6
  Nicaragua 1 1
  Panama 1 1
  Paraguay 1 1
  Puerto Rico 1 2 3
  United States 3 3 6
  Uruguay 1 1 2
  Venezuela 3 1 4
  Virgin Islands 1 1
Total athletes 39 28 65
Total NOCs 21 13 22

The following is a list of qualified athletes:[2]

Event Location Vacancies Qualified
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games[1]   Mayagüez
2
  Mexico
  Mexico
2010 South American Games[1]   Medellín
1
  Brazil
  Colombia
2011 South American Triathlon Championship [3]   Salinas
1
  Brazil
2011 Central American and Caribbean Triathlon Championship[1]   Guatape
1
  Colombia
ITU Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-55.[1]
6
  United States
  United States
  Costa Rica
  Brazil
  United States
  Canada
ITU Ranking completed by PATCO ranking
4
  Argentina
  Canada
  Chile
  Mexico
PATCO Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-125[1]
15
  Colombia
  Barbados
  Argentina
  Cuba
  Argentina
  Guatemala
  Chile
  Puerto Rico
  Canada
  Guatemala
  Chile
  Costa Rica2
  Venezuela
  Panama
  Costa Rica
  Venezuela
  Cuba
Host Nation spots1
3
  Venezuela
  El Salvador
  Uruguay
Invitational[1]
6
  Bermuda
  Virgin Islands
  Bolivia
  Ecuador
  Ecuador
  Nicaragua
TOTAL 39

^1 Mexico qualified athletes through other routes, so its automatic spots have been given to other countries.
^2 Countries that are marked with a strike have withdrawn and there quota spot put in the wildcard pool.

Women

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The following is a list of qualified athletes:[4]

Event Location Vacancies Qualified
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games[1]   Mayagüez
2
  Mexico
  Bermuda
2010 South American Games[1]   Medellín
1
  Chile
  Colombia
2011 South American Triathlon Championship[5]   Salinas
1
  Brazil
2011 Central American and Caribbean Triathlon Championship[1]   Guatape
1
  Cuba
ITU Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-55.[1]
4
  Canada
  United States
  United States
  United States
  Canada
  Canada
ITU Ranking completed by PATCO ranking
1
  Argentina
PATCO Ranking list on June 30, 2011 Positions 1-125[1]
10
  Chile
  Colombia
  Brazil
  Ecuador
  Mexico
  Brazil
  Colombia
  Costa Rica
  Puerto Rico
  Mexico
Host Nation spots1
3
  Puerto Rico
  Ecuador
  Chile
Invitational[1]
5
  Argentina
  Venezuela
  Guatemala
  Paraguay
  Uruguay
TOTAL 28

^1 Mexico qualified athletes through other routes, so its automatic spots have been given to other countries.

References

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